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Best password plugins for WordPress

The most popular password plugins for WordPress in November 2026, in WordPress.org’s own popular order, which follows active installs. PPWP leads with 30K+ active installs, ahead of Google Authenticator (20K+) and Passster (10K+). All 177 plugins tagged “password” are below, with figures from WordPress.org that update every day.

Installs aren’t everything: a recent release, a “Tested up to” that matches the current WordPress, and support threads that get resolved show a plugin is looked after. Open any plugin for its downloads, rank history and alternatives.

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Top 10 password plugins

  1. 1.
    PPWP

    The most installed password plugin, with 30K+ active installs. Rated 4.7 from 272 reviews, updated 3 days ago.

  2. 2.
    Google Authenticator

    20K+ active installs. Rated 4.3 from 135 reviews, updated 2 months ago.

  3. 3.
    Passster

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.2 from 60 reviews, updated 2 weeks ago.

  4. 4.
    Frontend Reset Password

    10K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 38 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.9.11.

  5. 5.
    ContentProtector

    5K+ active installs. No reviews yet, last updated 1 year ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.7.11.

  6. 6.
    Login Security Solution

    4K+ active installs. Rated 4.4 from 54 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.4.34.

  7. 7.
    Smart Passworded Pages

    2K+ active installs. Rated 4.8 from 21 reviews, last updated 8 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.2.39.

  8. 8.
    Multiple Post Passwords

    2K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 11 reviews, updated 9 months ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.8.12.

  9. 9.
    PHP Native Password Hash

    1K+ active installs. Rated 5.0 from 6 reviews, last updated 2 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 6.5.14.

  10. 10.
    Password bcrypt

    1K+ active installs. Only 3 reviews so far, last updated 10 years ago. Tested only up to WordPress 4.5.33.

All 177 plugins tagged “password”